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J. VLADYKA.

WATER GLOSET.

Patented Jani. 26, 1886.

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J. VLADYKA. WATER GLOSBT.

No. 834,911. Patented Jan. 26, 1886.

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JOSEPH VLADYKA, OF NEW'TON, IOVA, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF TO J. M. GALUSHA AND WILLIS M. MITCHELL, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,911, dated January 26, 1856. Application filed June 15, 1885. Serial No. [63,694. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, JOSEPH VLADYKA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton, in the county of Jasper and State of Iowa,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Water-Closets, of which the following is a specification.

My object is to promote cleanliness in water-closets, to prevent the escape of odors and 1o sewer-gas, and to adapt the sameseat to be used by children as well as by adults; and my invention consists in the construction and combination of a water sealing-valve, automatic valveoperating mechanism, an auxiliary step, and an adjustable urinal, with a bowl and seat, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, iu which- Figure l is a longitudinal section of the 2o valve in position; Fig. 2, a transverse section of the same; Fig. 3, a top View of the valvechamber; Fig. 4, a front View of the seat; Fig. 5, an enlarged view of the inner side of the valve-chamber head. Fig. 6 is a section of the valve and chamber, and Fig. 7 is an end view of the valve. Fig. 8 shows a urinal pivoted to the top of a seat.

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The valveohamber A is a truncated cone, having its largest end at the front of the seat. This chamber is made of cast-iron, and has a collar, B, projecting from its Lipper side to receive the bowl O. A similar, but longer, projection, D, is designed to be connected with the top of a pipe that extends downward.

E and Eare the valvechamber heads. They are flanged so as to fit over the ends of the valvechamber, and are secured hy rods F 4o passing through lugs G, cast on the heads.

These rods have heads at one end, and are threaded to receive nuts at the other.

H is avalve adapted in shape to t into the valve-chamber. It is shorter than the chamber and has a project-ion, I, cast on the outer side of its larger end, as shown, to engage radial projections J on the inner side ofthe larger valve-chamber head, so that when the valve is either open or closed the contact of these prothe end of a spiral spring, O, that isattached to the seat. Upon the rack is fixed a guard, P, which embraces the'pinion, as shown, and holds the rack engaged with the pinion.

R and S are supply-pipcs for cold and hot water, respectively.

Thejournal K has a cam, T, shaped as shown, fixed to it, which cam engages the end of a lever attached to the cock V. This cam is so adjusted that when the valve is being opened water will be turned on; but when the valve is completely open the water is turned off, and in areverse motion, when the valve is closing, enough water is admitted on top of the valve to water-seal it. On the hot-Water pipe S the cock is worked in a common way by means of the handle V. On each side of the seat, just above the Hoor, is pivoted an arm, W. A foot-board, X, is pivoted to the outer ends of these arms, as shown. At the free end of this board is a hook, Y, which engages the toe N. This footboard can be folded over the top of the seat to serve as a cover, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. l. When a weight rests upon this board, the toe N and the rack M are jointly depressed, and the pinion L thereby revolved, as required, to rotate the Valve H. A weight, Z, is attached on the inside of each end of the valve to co-operate with the spring O in closing the valve.

To adapt this closet for the use of children a hinged shelf, a, is provided, which operates as shown.

The apparatus is ventilated by means of an air-induction port, b, and eduction-pipe c, that is designed to be connected with a iiue.

In order to prevent the valve from getting too full an automatic reliefvent is provided.

A short pipe, d, is fitted to the valve, as shown, and is kept closed by a weight on the end of a pivoted lever, d', when the valve is closed. When the valve is opened, the Weight falls and the Vent is opened.

This apparatus is operated as follows: When a person steps upon the board X, the rack M is depressed, causing the pinion L to revolve and rotate the valve H until its open side is turned upward. At the same time the spring .0 is compressed. As the valve is turning, the

cam T, acting on the lever, opens and closes the cock U to admit water to the valve H. Upon stepping oft' the board the spring O, acting in concert with the weight Z, raises the rack M, rotates the pinion L in the opposite direction, and thereby closes the valve. By means of the cam T the cock U is opened and closed at the proper time to allow the How of a sufficient quantity of lwatervto seal the Valve. Vhen it is desirable to use warm water, the warm-wa ter cock is operated by hand by means of the rod V.

f (shown in Fig. S) represents a funnelshaped urinal pivoted to the seat by means of an arm, g, in such a manner that it can be readily adjusted, as required, to direct urine l into the bowl O.

Iam aware that wafer closet valves have been operated by means of racks and pinions and an adjustable footboard; but my manner of constructing a cylindrical valve and rotating it in reverse ways, and my manner of pivoting a foot-board to arms pivotcd to a scat to adapt it to be used as a foot-board and valveoperating device, and also as a cover for the seat and bowl, is novel and advantageous.

I claim as my inventionl. The valve for water-closets consisting` of the chamber A, having a flange or collar, B, and projections on the inside of its largest end, and the rotating valve H, having journals on its ends, and a projection, I, on the outside of its largest end, in combination with a bowl or basin, as and for the purposes stated.

2. The valve H in the chamber A, the journals K and K', the tixed pinion L, the rack M, having a toe attached at its lower end, the guard P, the spring O, and the platform or foot-board X, having a hook or projection to enga-ge the toe N, arranged and combined to operate in the manner set forth, for the purposes stated.

3. The combination of the valve-chamber A, the valve H, having journals on its ends,v the cam T, fixed to one of the journals, a watersupply pipe R, having a cock, V, and a lever extending therefrom to the said cam, for the purposes set forth.

4. The pivoted arms W, and the platform X, pivoted to the free ends of the said arms, in combination with a water-closet seat, for the purposes stated.

JOSEPH VLADYK A.

Witnesses:

CLEMENT BRooKs, WILLIS M. MITCHELL.4 

